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Ideas and Exposition + Critiques and Expression: UTW1001G

How to Use this Guide

Hello :) This is the Library Guide for UTW1001G Human Behaviours: How do ‘I’ fit in this Social World?

We have curated relevant tools, some research basics, and some recommended resources for your course (below). Need guidance? Get in touch with research librarian, Jamila (jam@nus.edu.sg). 

Would be great if you could tell us what you think of this guide, via this link https://bit.ly/lib24

TOOLS FOR FREE ACCESS TO ARTICLES

HAVE THESE TOOLS IN YOUR DEVICE TO ACCESS  ARTICLES FOR FREE!

Getting journal articles using Google Scholar

In the video below, you will learn how to access resources beyond NUS Libraries. You will learn how to access articles through Google Scholar.

Getting ~free~ access to articles with paywall (via ProxyBookmarklet)

You hit a page where they are asking you to pay for the article? Do NOT pay. Click on image to view the video on how to set up ProxyBookmarklet. You can also get the guide on how to do so, on this page.

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RESEARCH BASICS

RESEARCH BASICS TO GET YOU STARTED EFFECTIVELY :)

The Thinking Tool - Helps Map your Thoughts/Ideas

1. Access The Thinking Tool via this link

2. Click image below to watch the video, and learn how to use The Thinking Tool for your topic :D

 

Searching Effectively

Short video on how to strategise our search - to get more effective results :)

Using APA citation

APA citation style can be quite confusing.

Fret not - we have resources and sample references on APA in this guide..

Citing your Paper

Citing maintains academic integrity and acknowledge to the authors you have referenced. It also allows readers to trace your information back to its original source, ensuring transparency and credibility. Possible two ways of citing listed below.

i) Click image to view video:

ii) Cite using zoterobib here: https://zbib.org/

RELEVANT RESOURCES

RELEVANT RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT 

Search and Cite using Library Portal and Google Scholar

One-stop search just by using the Library search engine. Use the auto-generated citation tool as well 👍 .

So you still want to use Google? Use Google Scholar instead.

Yes, learn how to search both platforms by watching the video (click image below).

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Database 1: ProQuest

Your topic slanting towards social science, news, military affairs, computing, telecommunications, science?

Use PROQUEST

Learn how to, by watching this video: 

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Database 2: Scopus

Pretty strong in the multidisciplinary areas covered, including scientific, engineering, technical, medical, social sciences, arts and humanities fields. Contains millions of peer-reviewed journals; book chapters; edited volumes, reference works, conference papers and patents. Updated daily. 

accessing SCOPUS

Database 3: Sociological Abstracts

Another good database if your topic is on sociological and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

accessing SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS